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Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce, American actress (died 1982)

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Born
September 29, 1909
Died
February 24, 1982
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1909

About Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce was an American actress and singer. Bruce's first screen work was in 1929 as an extra for Paramount in Why Bring That Up? After Bruce graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll at the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work.

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Virginia Bruce timeline

  1. After Bruce graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1928, she moved with her family to Los Angeles intending to enroll at the University of California, Los Angeles when a friendly wager sent her seeking film work.
  2. Bruce's first screen work was in 1929 as an extra for Paramount in Why Bring That Up?

The world when Virginia Bruce was born

Virginia Bruce was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Virginia Bruce's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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